Although many eating and drinking establishments on this street are either fast food joints or ethnic cafés, Ludwig has a trendy, modern feel to it and could easily hold its own in Amsterdam’s more fashionable city centre. Wide wooden benches, coffee brown walls covered in photos and a watercolour of a civet cat, leather chairs and industrial-style lamps hanging from incredibly high ceilings all make this a pleasant place for an excellent cappuccino and a slice of carrot cake or maybe a goat cheese panini. The staff is also friendly and attentive and an outdoor terrace is available in the summer.